Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Butterfly, Herman Henstenburgh, ca. 1700
Herman Henstenburgh is known for the clean, strong colors with which he composed his remarkably soft, even somewhat rarefied floral still lifes. Often Henstenburgh painted his still lifes on precious parchment, as is the case here. Despite his fame and the costly execution of his still lifes, it is questionable whether he was able to make a living from his art: until his death, he also worked as a pastry chef
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